Team · CAF
14 Apr 1960 – 9 Jun 2026 · Elo 1648 (75th now), peak 1727 in 2017
162 won · 123 drawn · 175 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 21 · Year
| Home | 144 | 79 | 41 | 24 | 241 | 140 | +101 | 54.9% |
| Away | 177 | 25 | 51 | 101 | 138 | 304 | -166 | 14.1% |
| Neutral | 139 | 58 | 31 | 50 | 197 | 170 | +27 | 41.7% |
| Tournament finals | 76 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 74 | 116 | -42 | 21.1% |
| Qualifiers | 164 | 74 | 38 | 52 | 232 | 194 | +38 | 45.1% |
| Friendlies | 220 | 72 | 63 | 85 | 270 | 304 | -34 | 32.7% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 6 | 3 Jul 1988 | 4 Aug 1988 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 10 | 4 Sep 2016 | 4 Feb 2017 | 1 |
| Scored in | 24 | 23 Oct 1998 | 23 Apr 2000 | 1 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 29 May 2003 | 26 Sep 2003 | 0 |
| Without a win | 13 | 4 Dec 1994 | 9 Jun 1996 | 3 |
| Defeats | 7 | 9 Oct 2004 | 5 Jun 2005 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 4 | 24 Feb 1986 | 1 Mar 1986 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| African Cup of Nations | 15 | 0 | Runner-up (2013) |
| West African Cup | 4 | 0 | — |
| All-African Games | 1 | 0 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2026 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2025 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | — |
| African Cup of Nations 2024 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | D · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 2022 | Fourth place | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | A · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 2017 | Third place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | A · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | A · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2013 | Runner-up | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | C · 1st |
| African Cup of Nations 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | B · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2010 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | B · 3rd |
| African Cup of Nations 2004 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | B · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2002 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | B · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 2000 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | C · 4th |
| African Cup of Nations 1998 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | A · 2nd |
| African Cup of Nations 1996 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | B · 4th |
| West African Cup 1987 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | — |
| Mali | CAF | 35 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 34.3% | 1963 | 2024 |
| Gabon | CAF | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 20% | 1960 | 2022 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 42 | -20 | 12.5% | 1961 | 2026 |
| Algeria | CAF | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 38 | -16 | 25% | 1967 | 2025 |
| Togo | CAF | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 22.7% | 1971 | 2023 |
| Niger | CAF | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 47.6% | 1967 | 2025 |
| Ghana | CAF | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 30 | -10 | 35% | 1967 | 2017 |
| Benin | CAF | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 60% | 1978 | 2025 |
| Senegal | CAF | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 12.5% | 1982 | 2024 |
| Guinea | CAF | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 46.2% | 1968 | 2011 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 30 | -20 | 0% | 1971 | 2013 |
| Morocco | CAF | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 16.7% | 1994 | 2023 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 50% | 1973 | 2024 |
| Mauritania | CAF | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 60% | 1976 | 2024 |
| Egypt | CAF | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 0% | 1973 | 2025 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 11.1% | 1998 | 2022 |
| Burundi | CAF | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 77.8% | 1999 | 2024 |
| South Africa | CAF | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 11.1% | 2001 | 2017 |
| Cape Verde | CAF | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 44.4% | 2004 | 2023 |
| Congo | CAF | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 37.5% | 1973 | 2015 |
| Friendly | 204 | 64 | 60 | 80 | 31.4% |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 88 | 39 | 22 | 27 | 44.3% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 76 | 35 | 16 | 25 | 46.1% |
| African Cup of Nations | 56 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 21.4% |
| West African Cup | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23.5% |
| African Friendship Games | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28.6% |
| Tournament Burkina Faso | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| All-African Games | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Mapinduzi Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Afro-Asian Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| King's Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Bertrand Traoré | 20 | 6 | 2015–2025 |
| Lassina Traoré | 16 | 2 | 2017–2025 |
| Aristide Bancé | 14 | 2 | 2008–2019 |
| Jonathan Pitroipa | 13 | 3 | 2009–2018 |
| Dango Ouattara | 12 | 1 | 2022–2025 |
| Issoufou Dayo | 10 | 2 | 2016–2024 |
| Moumouni Dagano | 10 | 1 | 2001–2009 |
| Alain Traoré | 9 | 0 | 2009–2017 |
| Beli Moumouni Dagano | 9 | 1 | 2008–2009 |
| Mamadou Zongo | 9 | 0 | 1997–2004 |
| Préjuce Nakoulma | 9 | 0 | 2013–2017 |
| Mohamed Konaté | 5 | 0 | 2021–2024 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 28% of these matches.
| Issoufou Dayo | 71 | 71 | 2015–2026 |
| Steeve Yago | 71 | 66 | 2013–2026 |
| Bertrand Traoré | 66 | 50 | 2012–2026 |
| Hervé Koffi | 66 | 66 | 2016–2026 |
| Edmond Tapsoba | 59 | 59 | 2016–2026 |
| Charles Kaboré | 56 | 55 | 2008–2021 |
| Blati Touré | 55 | 44 | 2017–2026 |
| Issa Kaboré | 47 | 45 | 2020–2026 |
| Jonathan Pitroipa | 47 | 44 | 2008–2019 |
| Bakary Koné | 45 | 44 | 2008–2019 |
| Cyrille Bayala | 40 | 30 | 2017–2023 |
| Adama Guira | 38 | 30 | 2015–2024 |